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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
ApouBLE AFFLIcTIoN

Within the space of three short weeks
Mankato has witnessed two of the sad
dest events community could possibly
be called upon to pass through. On the
afternoon of April Goth the news of o.
G. McCurdy's death cast an awful gloom
over the city and the expressions of
grief at that time were only limited by
the large circle of warm friends the de-
ceased had won to himself during his
four years residence here. Among those
who took much TO heart the sudden and
wholly unexpected cutting oflof a young
and vigorous life, full Of hope and prom
Use for the future, none were more deep
ly touched than he who now lies cold in
death and who met his fate under cir
cumstances almost identical to those of
his recent bosom companion. These
two young men were as fond of each
other as brothers and each had the most
implicit confidence in the others Integ-
rity. There is no feigned feeling of grief
over the terrible fate which overlook
these two young men. The community
mas been touched as never before, and
let us hope it may never again be called
upon to pass through like ordeal.
The remark has often beer made, since
Mr.. Presley's inhalation of the poison
Gus dose, that it was very queer 10,
should so far forget himself as to enteI
the basement, knowing the effects of ,
charge of gas. 1t is simply the old, ole
story. Men become oblivous to thu
dangers which surround them whel
troubled in business. They will oft time
expose themselves in moment of anX
iety, where otherwise and under dis
similar circumstances nothing could III
duce them to take the same risks. Thi
was doubtless the case with Joe. Ga
was escaping with wonderful rapidity
The leak must be discovered and stopped
and without moments hesitation h
rushed To the crank which shuts off tn
gas from the main pipe, turned it las h
supposedly sufficiently to stop the FLOW
, and entered the "death hole" tn
crank had not been turned sufficient
to stop the flow of gas and as sequence
= when he removed the cap from tn
large pipe, stream of the poisonou
vapor struck him in the face and on
breath of it was sufficient to render hir
1 unconscious.
, Little did poor Joe think, the morn
5 ing he accompanied the remains of hi
dear friend to the depot to see theI
: depart upon their last long journey, an
when his hearts grief found such FIRE
vent in tears, that he, too, would folio
in few days! Little did the people {
n Mankato think that another bright min
would soon be blotted out.
q May the souls of these two you NJ me
: find sweet repose in the other Worl
and may God be merciful to the stricke
e ones.here is the prayer of all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.

The village of Wells was thrown INTO
considerable excitement yesterday af-
ternoon over the serious and possibly
fatal wounding of n young man named
Chas. Golden. The circumstances, us
we CLEAN them through reliable source,
are substantially these: Young Golden,
who is about IS years of age, started out
in the morning to go into the country
six or eight miles for load of grain.
About two and II half miles from Wells
he came to the farm of GotlOp Waschk,
whom he found engaged IN breaking
prairie. A discussion arose between the
two as to the right of young Golden to
cross the farm owned by Waschk, via
road which had been travelled for fully
twenty years. The road did not cross
any plowed land, but as Is often the
case on the prairie was "cut OFF, from
the regular surveyed thoroughlare. In
the heat of passion Waschk picked mp a
plow file that had no handle and threw
it with all his strength at the boy, the
Sii'ti u cild StTlhlIlS MN III Tic DitCh anu
entering the cavity of the lung. Golden
at first did not think he was much in
jured, but after going short distance
and beginning to grow faint, he turned
about and made haste to Wells. A ply
stefan was summoned and for time il
was thought he would come out all right,
but later in the day he grew SO much
worse as To cause serious approximations
and DIR. Wedge, of Albert Lea, was tele.
graphed for. The latest information at
tainable is that he IS in Il very precari.
GUS condition, although there is hopes
of his recovery.
Waschk was arrested and will be held
in custody until further developments
He claims that the young man struck
him over the head with his lines and
used insulting language which SO angerei
him as to cause him to throw the file
This statement, however, is denied by
Golden, and is not credited by those
who are best acquainted with him, as he
is an exceptionally quiet and mild-tem
pered young man.
Admitting the statement of Waschk al
being true, there is nothing justitiable il
, his action, and no extenuatIng CIrcum
stances appear from information at hand
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
THE MEXICAN WAY
OF Serving Out Justice to Trail
.WreckCrs.

OF Serving Out Justice to Train
WreckCrs.
ST. LOUIS, May 1S.-A special from the
city of Mexico says: One week ago a
train on the Mexican National Railroad
ran over and killed Mexican, near Pal
secuaro. The friends of the dead man
undertook to retalliate and put a big rock
on curve. The engine of passenger
train struck 1t and an American engineer
was injured and Mexican fireman kill.
cd. The Jeje Politico sent a squad of
Mexican gend 'armes instructed to bring
in every person suspected of any COM
plcity whatever or any info rmatlon.
Thirty-three arrests were made and the
investigation resulted in the selection of
three victims nd sentence was immedi-
ately passed. Shortly after sunrise yes
terday morning the three were marched
to the scene of the disaster, stood up
before wall and file of soldiers at 10
PAGES distant fired volley at them.
The men fell ut the first fire. A SER
geant then stepped forward to the
bodies, put a revolver close to each head
and blew out their brains. The corpses
lay for some time where they fell as
warning against more train wrecking and
were buried near the scene of the wreck.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

THE St. Peter TriJ,ine of Wednesday
contains string of hard hits-over two
columns in length-against the c., st. p.
NJ. d o. railroad company in general,
and Superintendent Spencer in particu-
ilr. The young man who edits the
Tribune has evidently got his "back,up,'
and taking his words for it, he don't pro-
lose to "back down." 1t is probable
mat this opposition to the Omaha folks
crows out ofthe fact that the fast through
xpress trains do not stop at our neigh
TORS station. To be sure it is CALLING TO
the sensitive natures of our genial friends
down the road TO be thus ignored, but
they should contain themselves. 1t is
very seldom that a municipality receives
additional favors from a railroad COM
pany through threats and abuse. The
lay when such corporations could be
whipped into line and made to obey
through chastisement the mandates of
rities, has long since been counted with
the "lost arts" and the better part of
valor would seem to direct attention to
some more modern and convincing argu-
lnent. The management of the Omaha
road is in excellent hands, and if st.
Peter has been wrongfully and illegally
dealt with, there should be some re-
course by her citizens other than that
pursued by the Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
LANsDowNE TAKES THE FLOOR
Lord Lansdowne is Interviewed. and
and thinks Mr.. O'Brien has not the
Best of information.

Lord Lansdownei is Interviewed, and
and thinks Mr.. O'Brien has not the
Best of Information.
CHICAGO, May lS.-The Ne,cS this morn
ing prints the following interview with
the Marquis of Lansdowne: Speaking
of the controversy between himself and
Mr.. O'Brien, he said: "Mr. O'Brien is
laboring under deceptive information.
have always been disposed to Use my
tenants with moderation and justice. l
have investigated every case. where an
injustice was complained of, and should
have continued to do so had not the
Land League interfered in my affairs.
The statement that has been made that
| borrowed money from the British gov
eminent I'M der the land improvement
act of 1881, and loaned it to my tenants
ut increased interest is entirely untrue.
The charges that have been brought
against my grandfather, in 1S47, Of crueI
injustice and oppression are also false
His estates were depleted, and his reve
nues seriously affected, yet, notwith
standing the causes which led to that I'M
happy year, he paid the cost of the fam
lilies who desired to emigrate to Ameri
ca out of his own pocket, while those
who remained were sustained nearly OF
almost wholly at his personal expense
| must decline to discuss O'Brien in an.
way so far as the purpose of his cominl
to Canada is concerned"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
The Railroad Investigating Commit
tee Issues a Circular.

New YORK, May 1S.-The Commission
now engaged in investigating the
books, accounts, and methods of the
railroads which have received aid from
the United States, has sent out circular
containing fifty-eight questions. These
questions cover all those matters in
which Congress directed inquiry to be
made. The circulars have been sent to
the leading business men along the lines
of the land grant railroads, and to the
leading shippers of the country. 1t re-
quests that all persons in possession of
information which might aid the Com
mission in its work will communicate
with it. A member of the Commission
said yesterday that one of the objects of
sending out the circular was to make
plain TO all those interested just what
matter the Commission was authorized
TO inquire into. The tif1y-eight ques-
tons fully cover all the methods of or
ganization, construction, maintenance
and operation of the roads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
FAIRMoNT, May Is, Il


Crops never looked better at this time
of the year. The late heavy rains came
Just in time to make them boom. We
notice early peas in blossom III some
gardens. The late cold weather injured
fruits considerably.
The activity of the small boy in captur.
ing gophers is a surprise to our county
officers. The Auditor estimates that the
bounty will cost the county over $1,000
by July LIST. This seems good deal OF
money to pay for the little pests, but II
will doubtless be returned in a largely
increased corn crop, and besides will
give the farmers hoys and girls little
spending money which they richly de-
serve.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will give strawberry festival al
Albion Hall next Friday evening.
The proprietor of Chain Lake creamery
reports business booming. He says he
Is taking in as much cream now as he
received a month later than this last
wear
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
Lake Crystal Items.

Clipped from the Union.
Two unbroken bird dogs one a white
and brown English setter, the other a
Gordgn setter have disappeared from
this place. The supposition is they were
stolen. Any one knowing of such dogs
will please notify this office.
One of those pestitiferous peddlers
who go from house to house with pack
on his back annoying the people, enterd
a residence i'm this place last Thursday
and became insolent because the lady
of the house refused to buy. She in
vited him with revolver in her hands
to march. He went.
Messrs. temple and Russell of Ceres
co, bought in Mankato last week a car
load OF drain tile of verous sizes, for the
town of Lincoln. The car load cost
about $l20. These gentlemen informd
us that their town expended annually
about $l20 for lumber for draining pur-
poses. When the title is once laid it
will cut off this expenditure and last for
years to come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

The Manitoba road is being built
westward through Dakota at a speed
which is astonishing, and especially
Fithin the past two or three weeks
lave the operations assumed dimen
IONS heretofore thought impossible
Up TO Saturday night the contractors had
mid seventy-two miles of track, of which
I wenty-two miles were laid in the last
five and a half days. This Is, by far, the
most rapid work of railroad construct
ion ever witnessed on this continent OIL
any other, though the contractors
:, hepard, Winston x Co., had previous
" made the best record ever known OF
the Burlington and Northern and 9TH
lines. They have now employed &
force of $500 teams and about I 900 men
IN this line alone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

EDITOR O'BRIEN's arrival at Toronto
Tuesday was the signal for the inagu
,ation of a series of disturbances which
Dnly ended IN Mr.. O'Brien's departure
tpr Ottawa to-day. The Orangemer
we're quite demonstrative at different
lines yesterday and it was feared that
'arious riots would ensue, but nothing
occurred except few free fights. O'Brien
vas escorted through the streets under
rscOrt of the police, and spoke in
Queens Park, being unable to gain
nccess to the hall in which it was ex.
rected he would speak. The scenes al
The Park were most disgraceful, and
uch exhibitions of rowdyism are said
never to have before been witnessed in
Toronto.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

THE delinquent tax sale is said to have
lost its attractions as means of invest
ment, owing 10 the law passed by the
last Legislature, reducing the interest
paid 10y the State from Is to l2Hper cent.
The State Auditor says that reports are
coming III from many counties where
there formerly were brisk sales, saying
that the lands now 20 a-begging. Audi
tor Braden thinks the law is not very
successful piece of legislation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
JENSEN & FIRESTONE
BUGGY DEPARTMENT.

1
We have the largest, best and mos
complete Buggy and Carriage Factory
and Repository there is to be founc
in the west and are now manufactur
ing more and better goods than evel
before and we have the best, mos
skilled mechanics that money car
hire. We feel confident the people
of this locality are interested in build
ing up, encouraging and patronizine
home manufactures in case they can
get rs much or more for their money
than elsewhere, and we know that in
order for us to merit their patronage,
we can't do it on goods made as
cheap as possible, but as good as can
be and at prices as low as the quality
of the work can be afforded. We
produce open and top buggies and
carriages of all styles, Spring Wagons,
&c.
We also keep in stock large line
of eastern factory work. Our know
ledge of the buggy business is such
that enables us to Judge as to what
manufacturers produce the best goods,
so that we know what we are selling
and can give better goods for the mon
ey than is to be had elsewhere and
parties purchasing of us know where
to come in case the goods do not come
up to what We claim. Call and see
us, look over our shops and work
We do all kind of repairing.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DE-
PARTMENT.
Our goods in this line are the best
that are produced in the line of Now
ers, Reapers and Binders. We have
the agency for the Buckeye, Deering,
and ZHombson. All good first class
machines that give perfect satisfaction.
Miller's New Model Vibrator
Thresher and the Phoenix Straw, Wood
and Coal Burner Engines are decided
ly the best and most satisfactory and
fast grain saving and cleaning ma
chinery on the market-so says the
threshing men and farmers THAT have
used and seen them work), and they
ought to know. We have the Victor
Clover Huller, the Imperial Straw,
which saves from S to 7 extra hands.
The Acme or Dain Hay Leaders,
Stackers, and Caterers are the most
labor saveing and profitable machine
for hay makers yet produced. A farm
with grain to cut, might as well try to
get along without binder as a hay
maker without one of these outfits.
We keep in stock variety of first
class Thill and Poll Hay Rakes, Rid
ing and Walking Cultivators, Single
and Double Shovel Flows, fine Tooth
Cultivators, Crossing, Breaking, and
Timber Flows, Harrows, Feed Cutter,
Feed Grinders, Holiday and Solid
Wheel Wind Mills and Pumps, Cookie
Mills, Harpoon and Grapple Hay
Forks, Hay Carriers.
Garden Wheel Hoes and Seeders,
Lawn Mowers, Four Horse Eveners
or Binders, Road Scrapers and Grad
RS, Farm Scales, &C., &c.
Call and see us. Descriptive clrcu-
airs furnished free on application.
JENSEN & FlRESTONE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2:30 PM.
Wheat, closing quotations in store: No.
hard, SOY for May; 81 for June, S2E for July
No. Northern closed at 792i for May; sOHc for
June, S1T for July. No. 2 Northern closed
May 7SI; June TOY, July 500.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 10, p. NJ.
Wheat about steady with small advance over
yesterday Cash 81; June SSh; July S6&;
Corn easy; Cash 3Sbs; June 39R; July II 1.16
Oats easy; Cash 25G; June 2G% Pork steady
Cash and June 2l.5O Lard, firm. Cash, S6.67;
June, 500; July, sG.77K Butter, easier
Creamery 1G@1S. Dairy 15@17c. Eggs 10Y
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.
Cattle Receipts, 2 900. Market 100 &c lower
Beeves S1.OO@1.SO; Cows, 81. 6n3 50; Stock
ers, S5OO@1 20; Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market
stcadY Common To good Sill1. IL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

THE Dakota Odd Fellows are now in
~ession through their representatives in
he Grand Lodge. According to the
. rand Secretary's report the order is in
4 fiourishing condition in the territory
The total number of lodges there is 81
ten of which have been organized with.
IN the past year. There are 1850 active
members with So limitations during the
year; ID members have been relieved
and II brothers buried by the order; s
'ridows' families have been assisted; GA
week benefits have been paid; the tota
amount paid for relief by lodges is ST..
1859; cash in treasury May /, 1887, 81.
1854; current expenses of subordinate
lodges separate from charities was $685..
1927; the funds invested by subordin.
lie lodges amount TO $37.072.26.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
MANKATo FREE PRESS
FRIDAY. MAY 90. 1887.
MANKATO CITY.

Th,eity Of Mdnkdto has a population Of 10000, is
situated ia Southwestern Minnesota and is surround
al by Of the finest agricultural districts IN the
State. Rds four railroads, uis: The @. N. d. 81. II.
the C. d W., the G. st. Il. N. d o., and N,
kdnkato d Elmore. The State Normal School is
located here, and its Public Schools are among the
first IN the North,oest. For the superiority Of its
clay, brick, Limestone, building stone, dc, Nan
kdto is noted throughout the land. As a point
for jobbing and manufacturing IL has no superior
ia the Northpsst.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

Soon after the death of the late Vice.
President Colfax, that branch of Odd
Fellowship known as the Daughters OF
Rebecca, determined TO erect a monu-
nent TO his memory. He was the foun-
Ter of their order, and it was to him as
IN Odd Fellow more than as states
nan that the monument which has Just
1een completed was erected. The monu.
nent is cast in bronze and is symbolical
# the order named. 1t stands in Uni
1ersity Park, Indianapolis, and was un
yelled to-day, the address being deliver
cd 10y Jno. ii. White, grand sire of tn,
.overeign grand lodge of New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

The editors of the Waseca Herald and
GAINESVILLE Argus are real mad at each
other, and their friends fear that if they
should have personal encounter there
would be a great amount of gore spilled.
We should hate to see tragedy, but
if few rounds with hard gloves would
put an end to the "mll'' ROW being
conducted on paper, we Judge the read,
ers of the two papers would gladly take
the risk of broken noses and bones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
EAGLE LAKE, Ma,

EAGLF LAKE, May L.
We have got the best barber shop we
ever had. A. =. Pressnall is the owner
and barber. Call on him, boys, and lets
keep him with us.
Il. f. Reeves is repairing the Hougll
Block in good shape. We understand
he will move to town.
H. A. SimOnds, a former resident OF
this place, is here on business from his
home i'm Tennessee.
Dick Redner is on our streets again
enrOute for Wisconsin.
ID. w. Selleck has returned from Du-
luth. He reports things favorable for
that city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
TOOK A TUMBL

Nine. JanauSchek Falls Down
Stairs.
NEWPORT, Il. l.. May lS.-Madame
Janauscbek, after her performance here
last night, and while visiting one of the
members of the company in the Perry
House, fell down flight of fourteen
steps, breaking one of the bones of her
right for" arm, and badly hruising her
whole body. The. accident will cause
the abandonment of all her engagements
for the rest of the season. Madame
Janauschek will be obliged to remain in
doors for long time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
TO THE MEMORY OF COLFAx.
The Colfax Memorial Unveiled a
indianapolis to-day.

The Colfax Memorial Unveiled at
indianapolis to-day.
lNpIANAroLIs, May 1S.-The city is
crowed with visitors drawn here by the
ceremonies incident to the unwilling of
the statue ofthe late Vice-President Col
fax. On arrival at University Park. the
programme for the unwilling was open
ed with prayer by Grand Chaplain
Brewington, followed by music, when
the monument was unveiled by the
president of the convention of Daugh-
tiers of Rebecca. The monument COM
mittee then made formal presentation
eff the statue TO the Grand Lodge |. o. o.
+. Grand Master Grant responded on
behalf of that body, and was followed by
Grand Sire White. The ceremonies
closed with music and the benediction
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
MUST CLOSE.

DeS MONIES Distilleries Get Notice
that Prohibition is in Force.
CHICAGO, May 1S.-Joarnat special from
Des MONIES says: "The big distillery
here was served with a notice to-day
that under II ruling of the supreme court
1t must close up. About 1900 gallons
of beer in yats was seized at Mates
brewery yesterday, which will be de-
stroyed OH advice of the Attorney Gen.
eral, who decides that all the contents
of the brewery are liable to seizure,
whether bearing government stamps OF
not
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

GOVERNOR MCGIIL left to-day with
the militia for Washington. A large
delegation of ST. Paulites will visit the
National Capital, and by their pres
ence encourage Company I'D" to make
superhuman effort TO secure the first prize
in the great drill
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20
Rucklen's ArNica Salye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Self Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup,
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by j,
K. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

A plan is on foot at Lima, o., to orga-
nize a producers oil exchange TO oppose
the Standard Oil Company. The plans
have not yet been perfected, but many
of the leading oil men in the Lima fields
are Interested.